Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-21

"Oh hut YOU mustn't--you must
not think of God Ia that WAY You
oh what shall I say to you You'll
break my heart r.
Don't take on so--don't. ] didn't
think n would have vexed ye Sol
wouldn't have told 7"
'Listen 90 me, now, and rcmcm-
ber what say. win youT
Bin nodded, but did not speak.
"You mustn't think IL IL bad for
me 10 die. See--if went away to
sydney. you wouldn't bc wanting to
leave the sheep and run after nae,
would youY You'd just wait till
came back"
Something like sob shook thc
mans rugged chest, and the slow,
hard tears gathered IN his eyes.
"But you'll never come back I"
"No; but YOU can come 90 me.
Look here-you believe care for
you, don't youi Z"
"Ay, that do, boss y
"God made On, and be- cares for
you far more than ] ever can. Can't
You believe lie loves youY If !
didn't think lie did me shouldn't
know what 10 do now. You must
MT think lie doesn't love me be-
cause I'm dying like this. I'm goo
ing TO Him, and 80 will you, II YOU
wait patiently and try 20 do right.
Remember YOU won't see me again
il you do what YOU said"
"But ] promised"
"He don't want you 10 keep that
promise. You didn't know rightly
what lie was when You made h.
wish could help you-tell you
clearly what ! mean. Ask Him 10
help you-just as you'd talk 10 me.
Promise me you'll not kill
yourself"
- won't then, II you don't want.
"Shalle hands on H., then. an
right You won't hurt me"-for be-
saw Bill looking hesitatingly a. the
slender, bandaged right wrist. You'n
remember now"
~ will"
"I'll be looking ont for YOU, old
man. Seems to me I shau't get on
without you. But ] shall always
think Of your coming SO don't you
90 back on me. Ny poor dear old
chap 20
Macdonald came and laid his hand
on Adamson's shoulder aud asked
him to 60 away but Murdoch looked
up and said, "Let him stay, please ]"
So Bin staid
lie never closed an eye during che
nest s--a d..sa ..,.d .,islts thst fal-
lowed. II was la his arms that Lcn-
nox Murdoch died, worn out with the
tortue Of fever and slceplcaaneHs,
bat patient and gentle to the last
while he had his sensea about him.
Once, during the last night, hc called
Macdonald 10 him aud told him BilrB
secret, aud prayed him, II he loved
him, 70 be kind 70 that poor, wild,
blundering soul. And Macdonald
promised, with dry eyes and dy
throat.
Macdonald kept bic promise. lie
staid on at the run under tho new
squatter, and 10 did Bil, who went
about his daily work much as usual
only more "queer" aud silent than
before. lie seemed ~ look about
him Ia bewildercd way, ne if che
world were out Of joint, though be-
knew not how. Macdonald waH
almost the only one whom he ever
spoke 10 " be- could help ii though
often when alone he would tnlk to
himself, or may be- 90 some imup.
ined interlocutor lie would listen
attentively a. the ovorscers grave,
kindly words, and perhaps show un-
expcctedly, nt some later time, thnt
he had taken la more of their spirit
than one might have Thought.
The winter passed away, aud the
spring, and another summer nud
then he seemed gradually ~ fnil.
lie grew listless and dreamy, hlH
strength forsook him, hiH moods
were stranger than ever, though tbr
old fierce outbursts of temper were
never heard nov, aud there was
new gentleness la all his words aud
ways. Aud Ia this stnto-littlc ike.
" to offer resistance b. any disease
a creeping chill struck him, and "a
took to his bed with malaria fever
and never got up again.
Macdonald rode up as soon az d.
heard ~ H., aud arrived only juat BOP
time to see hiIn before boz died ife
was unc0nscions Of all around, but
kept mumuriug ~ himself "l'm
coming g-yes, I'm coming aud once
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